The list, released March 23, is based on an evaluation by the Chartis Center for Rural Health using the Hospital Strength Index. The factors considered in the ranking are: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge and financial efficiency.
The top 20 rural and community hospitals in the U.S., listed in alphabetical order.
- Brookings (S.D.) Health System
- Cedar City (Utah) Hospital
- Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital
- Columbus (Texas) Community Hospital
- Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (Bryan, Ohio)
- Garrett Regional Medical Center (Oakland, Md.)
- Guadalupe County Hospital (Santa Rosa, N.M.)
- Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg, Texas)
- Lakes Regional Healthcare (Spirit Lake, Iowa)
- Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.)
- Monroe (Wis.) Clinic
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac (Mich.) Hospital
- Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center
- Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital (Onancock, Va.)
- Schneck Medical Center (Seymour, Ind.)
- Sevier Valley Hospital (Richfield, Utah)
- SSM Health St. Clare Hospital–Baraboo (Wis.)
- St. John’s Health (Jackson, Wyo.)
- UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)
- Vail (Colo.) Health
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